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Friesian

American  
[free-zhuhn] / ˈfri ʒən /

adjective

  1. Frisian.

  2. Chiefly British. Holstein.


Friesian 1 British  
/ ˈfriːʒən /

noun

  1. Usual US and Canadian name: Holstein. any of several breeds of black-and-white dairy cattle having a high milk yield

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Friesian 2 British  
/ ˈfriːʒən /

noun

  1. a variant of Frisian

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Gigot and Luce have a blending of two breeds, Lacaune and East Friesian, that are standard American dairy sheep.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

Researchers from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Chemical and Veterinary Analytical Institute ran an experiment with ten lactating Holstein Friesian dairy cows divided into two groups.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2022

A British Friesian cow waits to be milked at Pikehall Farm near Matlock, Britain, January 28, 2021.

From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022

The most surprising Cannes exemplar was a documentary: Andrea Arnold’s “Cow,” which with strict formal rigor, focuses on Luma, a handsome Holstein Friesian kept permanently pregnant, and therefore lactating, on a British dairy farm.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2021

Akira’s father rode just ahead of her on a black Friesian horse named Elwood.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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